Ontario G1 Knowledge Test — G1 Practice Question
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Rules of the Road
At a marked crosswalk with no traffic lights, a pedestrian is crossing. You are approaching in a vehicle. You must:
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Correct Answer: A. Yield to the pedestrian — stop and wait until they are fully across
At any marked crosswalk or pedestrian crossover, pedestrians have right-of-way. You must stop and wait until they have completely crossed. Pedestrian fatalities in Ontario are disproportionately caused by drivers rolling through crossings instead of stopping.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B.Proceed if they are more than halfway acrossDrivers must wait until the pedestrian is fully on the sidewalk, not only past the midpoint.
- C.Blow your horn to make them hurryHonking is unsafe and may startle a pedestrian into the road; yielding is the legal action.
- D.Drive around the pedestrian if safeDriving around a pedestrian in a crosswalk is illegal and extremely dangerous.